Cables for Kenwood TM-261

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Hello,
I own a Kenwood TM-261, and plan on using it with Digiring. It uses an 8-pin microphone connector that resembles a phone or Ethernet cable. Does anyone know whether it can be used with digirig? If so, what cables should I get? Thank you in advance.

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I found a service manual for TM-261 and here’s the pinout info for the MIC:

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This matches RJ-45 cable for ICOM:

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Please let me know how it went if you decide to give it a try.

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I’ve now ordered my Digirig and the RJ-45 cables and will keep you updated. Anything else I need to buy? (I already have a good usb-c cable)

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:+1: You should be all set with what you got.

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I just received everything. Everything seems to be working, but I can’t get the PTT to turn on. Any ideas on how to fix this?

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Check out this video for PTT config and troubleshooting:

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I was going to try that but ended up successfully using the same digirig and cables on a club rig, an Icom IC-706MK2G. In that case, both the digirig and the cables are working fine; it must be the radio. Any ideas on how to fix this?

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Give it another try with your own radio and if that doesn’t work, try troubleshooting method from the video to see if that triggers the PTT.